About Sarah
Sarah O’Brien helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, grief, trauma, low self-esteem, ADHD, and depression. She supports concerns like anger, coping with life changes, body image, and LGBT-related issues. Sarah brings a calm, straightforward approach to sessions and aims to make therapy feel practical and manageable.
Sarah is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Mississippi with nine years of clinical experience. She has worked across age ranges and with a wide variety of concerns, including panic, phobias, caregiver stress, and disruptive mood concerns.
How Sarah works
Her background also includes work related to attachment issues, impulsivity, money worries, and the emotional impact of cancer. Her style is warm and interactive. She centers the person in the room and encourages active participation in setting goals and next steps.
Sessions focus on clear tools people can use between meetings and on small steps that build toward bigger change. Sarah uses methods drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, and solution-focused therapy. She adapts the approach to what each person needs and what fits their life.
That can mean skill-building for anxiety, structured problem solving for daily challenges, or processing trauma when someone is ready. People can expect practical conversations, a steady guide through difficult moments, and collaborative planning. Sarah writes treatment plans that change as progress is made and keeps sessions focused on what will help most right now.
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What Sarah works with
The areas below are the ones Sarah selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Mississippi |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Sarah commonly draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, validation, and helping people set their own goals; it works well for stress, self-esteem, parenting concerns, and life transitions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) emphasizes identifying thoughts and behaviors that get in the way and practicing new skills; it is useful for anxiety, panic, phobias, and mood concerns.Finding the right method is part of the work together. The therapist and client will look at what the person wants to accomplish, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust based on what helps most. That collaborative process means techniques can change over time as needs evolve.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can use less bandwidth and feel simpler, live chat can be a quick way to check in between meetings, and text messaging supports short updates or ongoing reflections. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between appointments.
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A practical next step
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